Golf club making and golf club prescribing system

Abstract

A set of correlated golf clubs may generally include a plurality of golf clubs. Each golf club in the plurality of golf clubs may have a distinct mass distribution that creates a distinctive visual appearance to a golfer. Each successively lower lofted golf club has a redistribution of mass towards a sole, a topline, a toe, and a heel to optimize ball flight characteristics for each individual successively lower lofted golf club.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A set of correlated golf clubs comprising:
 a plurality of golf clubs, wherein each golf club in the plurality of golf clubs has a distinct mass distribution that creates a distinctive visual appearance to a golfer, and each successively lower lofted golf club has a redistribution of mass towards a sole, a topline, a toe, and a heel to optimize ball flight characteristics for each individual successively lower lofted golf club.   
     
     
         2 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein each golf club in the plurality of golf clubs includes the sole opposite the topline, the toe opposite the heel, and a striking face opposite a back surface,
 wherein the back surface has an upper back portion located closer to the topline than to the sole, and a lower back portion located closer to the sole than to the topline,   wherein a first thickness between a substantial entirety of the upper back portion and the striking face is uniform, and a second thickness between a substantial entirety of the lower back portion and the striking face is non-uniform,   wherein the lower back portion encircles a continuously curvilinear depression that is concave in relation to the lower back portion, and   wherein the continuously curvilinear depression is larger in each lower lofted golf club in the plurality of golf clubs in relation to the next higher loft golf club in the plurality of golf clubs.   
     
     
         3 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein each golf club in the plurality of golf clubs has a nontraditional indicia for visual identification of the golf club. 
     
     
         4 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of golf clubs comprises 3 golf clubs of successively progressive consecutive lofts in a set of golf clubs compliant under the Rules of Golf. 
     
     
         5 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of golf clubs comprises 4 golf clubs of successively progressive consecutive lofts in a set of golf clubs compliant under the Rules of Golf. 
     
     
         6 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of golf clubs comprises 5 golf clubs of successively progressive consecutive lofts in a set of golf clubs compliant under the Rules of Golf. 
     
     
         7 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of golf clubs are all the golf clubs between a driver and a putter for the golfer in a set of golf clubs compliant under the Rules of Golf. 
     
     
         8 . A set of correlated golf clubs comprising:
 a plurality of golf clubs, wherein each golf club includes a sole opposite a topline, a toe opposite a heel, and a striking face opposite a back surface,
 wherein the back surface has an upper back portion located closer to the topline than to the sole, and a lower back portion located closer to the sole than to the topline, 
 wherein a first thickness between a substantial entirety of the upper back portion and the striking face is uniform, a second thickness between a substantial entirety of the lower back portion and the striking face is non-uniform, and the first thickness is less than the second thickness, and 
 wherein each golf club has a loft and a mass, and 
   wherein the plurality of golf clubs includes at least 3 golf clubs, and the mass is distributed continuously and progressively more towards the sole, the topline, the toe, and the heel for each golf club at the loft consecutively and successively lower in a range of lofts for the at least 3 golf clubs compliant under the Rules of Golf.   
     
     
         9 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 8 , wherein the back surface further comprises a ridge portion located between the upper back portion and the lower back portion, the ridge portion is continuously bowed with convexity towards the topline, and the convexity increases for each golf club at the loft successively lower in the range of lofts for the at least 3 golf clubs. 
     
     
         10 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 8 , wherein the lower back portion encircles a continuously curvilinear depression that is concave in relation to the lower back portion, and the continuously curvilinear depression continuously increases in size as the loft decreases for each successive golf club in the range of lofts for the at least 3 golf clubs. 
     
     
         11 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 10 , wherein the continuously curvilinear depression has a depth that is concave in relation to the lower back portion, and the depth of the at least 3 golf clubs with a lower loft is greater than the depth of the at least 3 golf clubs with a higher loft. 
     
     
         12 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 10 , wherein the continuously curvilinear depression is oblong with a long axis and a short axis, and the long axis of the at least 3 golf clubs with a lower loft is longer than the long axis of the at least 3 golf clubs with a higher loft. 
     
     
         13 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 10 , wherein the continuously curvilinear depression is oblong with a long axis and a short axis, and the short axis of the at least 3 golf clubs with a lower loft is longer than the short axis of the at least 3 golf clubs with a higher loft. 
     
     
         14 . The set of correlated golf clubs of  claim 8 , wherein the lower back portion encircles an oblong depression that is concave in relation to the lower back portion, and the oblong depression is larger in the at least 3 golf clubs of lower loft than in the at least 3 golf clubs of higher loft. 
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 acquiring identification for at least one golf club of a golfer in a first memory from a network accessible device;   selecting specifications for the at least one golf club from a first database of available golf clubs in a second memory responsive to the identification of the at least one golf club;   rendering at least one suggestion for a set of golf clubs from a second database of available golf clubs in a third memory responsive to the specifications for the at least one golf club; and   transferring the at least one suggestion for display in a graphical user interface (GUI) output slot of the network accessible device.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein the identification for the at least one golf club comprises:
 a make; and   a model.   
     
     
         17 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 16 , wherein the identification for the at least one golf club further comprises:
 a modification status of the at least one golf club from a set of standard specifications of the at least one golf club for the make and the model.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein the specifications for the at least one golf club comprises:
 a loft; and   a lie angle; and   a shaft length.   
     
     
         19 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 acquiring at least one performance characteristic of the golfer, wherein the rendering at least one suggestion for a set of golf clubs is responsive to the at least one performance characteristic.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one performance characteristic is selected from the group consisting of a golf ball distance when the golf ball is struck with a first specified golf club by the golfer, a golf ball flight pattern when the golf ball is struck with a second specified golf club by the golfer, and a divot pattern when a third specified golf club is swung by the golfer. 
     
     
         21 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 acquiring a set of dynamic swing parameters for the golfer, wherein the set of dynamic swing parameters are acquired by a dynamic swing parameter measurement device when the golfer swings a test golf club, and the rendering the at least one suggestion for the set of golf clubs is responsive to the set of dynamic swing parameters.   
     
     
         22 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein the rendering the at least one suggestion for the set of golf clubs is responsive to a set of dynamic swing parameters acquired by a dynamic swing parameter measurement device when the golfer swings a test golf club with different golf club specifications than any of the golf clubs in the at least one suggestion for the set of golf clubs. 
     
     
         23 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one suggestion for a set of golf clubs comprises a plurality of golf club types chosen from the group consisting of a wood-type golf club, hybrid-type golf club, iron-type golf club, and wedge-type golf club. 
     
     
         24 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one golf club is one of a plurality of golfer golf clubs, and the at least one suggestion for the set of golf clubs further comprises:
 modifying at least one of the plurality of golfer golf clubs, which the golfer uses in accordance with the rules of golf, in order to match the plurality of golfer golf clubs with the at least one suggestion for a set of golf clubs from the second database of available golf clubs.   
     
     
         25 . A method comprising:
 selecting a tool from a plurality of tools for manufacture of a clubhead, wherein the tool is engineered for manufacture of the clubhead with an engineered loft of approximately 3° different than an engineered loft of another tool in the plurality of tools;   manufacturing the clubhead using the selected tool;   measuring a manufactured loft of the clubhead; and   adjusting the manufactured loft to a target loft, wherein the target loft is within approximately 1° of the engineered loft for the selected tool.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 applying an indicia to the clubhead, the indicia corresponding to the target loft.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 engraving the clubhead with an indicia corresponding to the target loft after manufacturing the clubhead.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 inserting an indicia in a recess on the clubhead, the indicia corresponding to the target loft, and the indicia is coupled to the clubhead before measuring the manufactured loft.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 inserting an indicia in a recess on the clubhead, the indicia corresponding to the target loft, and the indicia is coupled to the clubhead after measuring the manufactured loft.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 inserting a weight adjustment device in a weight port in the clubhead;   inserting a retention plug in a recess on the clubhead, the retention plug having an indicia corresponding to the target loft, and insertion of the retention plug facilitates retention of the weight adjustment device in the weight port.